Global Patent Index - EP 1445501 A4

EP 1445501 A4 20050525 - HINGE DEVICE AND FOLDABLE CELL PHONE USING THE HINGE

Title (en)

HINGE DEVICE AND FOLDABLE CELL PHONE USING THE HINGE

Title (de)

GELENKVORRICHTUNG UND DIESES GELENK VERWENDENDES FALTBARES MOBILTELEFON

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ARTICULATION ET TELEPHONE CELLULAIRE PLIABLE UTILISANT CETTE CHARNIERE

Publication

EP 1445501 A4 20050525 (EN)

Application

EP 02802044 A 20021021

Priority

  • JP 0210892 W 20021021
  • JP 2001327453 A 20011025

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1445501A1] A hinge unit 10 comprises a first hinge part 20 for automatically turning a reception section from a folding position to a talking position, and a second hinge part 30 which is operated when the reception section is manually turned. A first hinge member 21 of the first hinge part 20 is non-turnably fitted to a connection cylindrical part 2b of a transmission section and a second hinge member 22 is turnably fitted to a connection cylindrical part 3c of the reception section. A first engagement member 31 of the second hinge part 30 is turnably fitted to the connection cylindrical part 3c, and a second engagement member 32 is turnably fitted to the connection cylindrical part 3c. The second hinge member 22 and the second engagement member 32 are non-turnably connected together. The force of the second hinge part 30 for holding the reception section in the folding position is set to be larger than the turn biasing force of the first hinge part 20 for turn biasing the reception section from the folding position side toward the talking position side. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F16C 11/10; H04M 1/02; E05F 1/12; E05D 11/10

IPC 8 full level

E05D 11/10 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); F16C 11/04 (2006.01); F16C 11/10 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); E05D 11/1078 (2013.01); E05F 1/1223 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1445501 A1 20040811; EP 1445501 A4 20050525; CN 1266394 C 20060726; CN 1571890 A 20050126; HK 1070411 A1 20050617; JP 2003134203 A 20030509; JP 4164249 B2 20081015; TW 552342 B 20030911; WO 03036110 A1 20030501

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02802044 A 20021021; CN 02820367 A 20021021; HK 05102939 A 20050408; JP 0210892 W 20021021; JP 2001327453 A 20011025; TW 91124500 A 20021023